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Gate To Southwell Festival


Thursday 2 - Sunday 5 July, 2026


About GTSF

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Welcome to the Midland’s premier acoustic, roots and dance festival, situated near the picturesque market town of Southwell in Nottinghamshire.

Since their first year in 2007 the festival has been growing and evolving into a truly unique event, described by R2 magazine as an "excellent festival" and winner of a prestigious Fatea Festival of the Year Award in 2013. Head down to discover what makes Southwell “The Biggest Little Festival in Britain”.


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Elephant SessionsElephant Sessions
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Peat & DieselPeat & Diesel
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Edwina HayesEdwina Hayes
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RanagriRanagri
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The Proclaimers / Elephant Sessions / Peat & Diesel / Richard Thompson / Edwina Hayes / Ranagri / keston Cobblers club / Winter Wilson / The Hot Seats / Man the Lifeboats / Thomas Bradley Project / Black Umfolosi / True Foxes / Ríoghnach Connolly & Honeyfeet / Mark Fraser / Gráinne Hunt / Reuben & The Bridge / Evolution Of Fishermen / Laura Wyatt / Alistair Anderson / The Rye Sisters / Watersmeet / Barrel House Vipers / Jack Boyd / Rennie Pearson / Keith Donnelly / Bryony Griffith & Alice Jones / Detta Kenzie / Counter / The Hunch / Around About Dusk / Hannah Sanders & Ben Savage / Steve Knightley & The Winter Yards Band / Zara Phillips / Chris Cleverley / Amelia Coburn / Hebble / Eliza Marshall / Dan The Hat / Common Culture / Blackbeard's Tea Party / Ríoghnach Connolly / Julia Waldron


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Thursday 2 - Sunday 5 July, 2026

GTSF Location & Travel

GTSF Location & Travel

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GTSF FAQs

Gate To Southwell Festival will run from 2 - 5 July. 

Gate To Southwell goes down at a beautiful lakeside venue just off the A617 near Newark.

Gate To Southwell Festival is a family friendly event but under-16s must be accompanied by an adult.